Editing Codex - The Banished (section)

==Unique HQ Characters==
===Atriox===
[[File:Atriox.png|350px|right|thumb|Atriox, supreme leader of the Banished.]]
''"Tell your leaders that it is Atriox himself who made your little demons to flee in fear. Tell them that the harbinger have come to knock on their doors. For I am Atriox, fear me or die trying"'' ~Atriox upon capturing a Space Marine Scout after slaughtering an entire squad of Adeptus Astartes.

Atriox is the leader of the Banished and a cunning and ruthless one indeed. Wielding the the infamous Gravity Mace known as 'Chainbreaker' which was crafted from the pieces of a Gravity Hammer and a enhanced power gauntlet which increased his notorious strength of his kind to obscene levels. Atriox is a tactical genius even among the most respected Covenant leaders. His unnamed armor is custom built and decorated with trophies of those he has defeated. An interesting aspect of it is that observation shows that it is not solely of Covenant origin, incorporating elements of construction from human, tau, ork and even eldar and necron origins. Unconfirmed rumors say that it was built by a rogue Archmagos, Big Mek, Cryptek, Bonesinger, Earth caste engineer or even by a collaboration of all of the above. His deep level cunning has earned him infamy in much of the galaxy. Imperial, Covenant and Eldar commanders have learned well to stay away from him lest they invite his wrath.

Power 12, Points per model 240
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! Name !! M !! WS !! BS !! S !! T !! W !! A !! Ld !! Sv
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| Atriox|| 5" || 2+ || 3+ || 4 || 5 || 6 || 5 || 9 || 2+
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:Atriox is a single model armed with Chainbreaker, a Power Gauntlet and Firebombs. Your army may only include one Atriox.
:'''Weapon''':
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 align=left
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! Weapon !! Range !! Type !! S !! AP !! D !! Abilities
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| Chainbreaker|| Melee || Melee || +3 || -1 || 3 || -
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| Power Gauntlet|| Melee || Melee || x2 || -4 || D3+1 || Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll, and if that attack is allocated to a VEHICLE model, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 3.
|}
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:'''Abilities''':
*Atriox's Wrath
*Custom Armor: Each time an attack is allocated towards ATRIOX, worsen the Armor Penetration characteristic of that attack by 2.
*Chieftain: Friendly BANISHED INFANTRY units within 6" of this model may re-roll failed Charge rolls.
*Indisputed Leader: If Atriox is in your army, he must be your Warlord. In addition, friendly BANISHED INFANTRY units within 6" of Atriox automatically pass their Leadership test to determine if they receive the benefits of Atriox's Wrath.
:'''Faction Keywords''': BANISHED
:'''Keywords''': CHARACTER, ATRIOX, JIRALHANAE, WAR CHIEFTAIN, INFANTRY

===Decimus===
''"Hehehehehehe.....You're a stubborn one Greenskin. Lets satiate our hunger for war and blood with a warm toast!"'' ~Decimus fighting Warboss Back Breaka on Concordia IV.

Decimus is the right hand man of Atriox and a monster indeed. Whilst Atriox stays behind to command his troops, Decimus is the one who leads his troops into battle (Or kills them if they dare defy his orders) and ensues victory for the Banished. Decimus is a frightening beast to fight. Donning in a powered exo-skeleton not unlike those of the fabled [[Grey Knight]] [[Dreadknight|Dreadknights]], albeit in a smaller and more mobile form. Decimus crushes and maims his opponent into a bloodied stain. Equipped with a Gravity Claw and a giant Gravity Mace, it is known that even [[Terminators|Terminator Armor]] is pried open like canned meat only to have the occupant torn to shreds by the gravitational impulses released from Decimus. His loyalty to Atriox is second to none and only through intense artillery would it stop Decimus in his tracks.

Power 14, Points per model 280
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 align=left
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! Name !! M !! WS !! BS !! S !! T !! W !! A !! Ld !! Sv
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| Decimus|| 5" || 2+ || 3+ || 5 || 5 || 8 || 5 || 9 || 2+
|}<br><br><br>
:Decimus is a single model armed with a Gravity Mace and Gravity Claw. Your army may only include one Decimus.
:'''Weapon''':
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 align=left
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! Weapon !! Range !! Type !! S !! AP !! D !! Abilities
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| Gravity Mace|| Melee || Melee || +4 || -2 || 3 || Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract 1 from that attack's hit roll.
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| Gravity Claw|| 48" || Heavy D3 || 8 || -4 || D6 || Blast
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:'''Abilities''':
*Atriox's Wrath
*Exo-suit: Grants a 5+ invulnerable save. Decimus does not suffer the penalty to to hit rolls incurred for firing heavy weapons in the same turn he has moved. During deployment, Decimus can be set up high in the skies instead of setting him up on the battlefield. If you do, then in the Reinforcements step of one of your Movement phases you can set up Decimus anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" away from any enemy models.
*Chieftain: Friendly BANISHED INFANTRY units within 6" of this model may re-roll failed Charge rolls.
:'''Faction Keywords''': BANISHED
:'''Keywords''': CHARACTER, DECIMUS, JIRALHANAE, WAR CHIEFTAIN, INFANTRY

===Let 'Volir - 150pts===
''"On my mark...eradicate their worthless souls!"'' ~The Shipmaster unleashing a Glassing Beam on the planet HR-42g1.

Let 'Volir or more commonly known as the Shipmaster is the leader of the Banished Navy and commander of the Assault Carrier, Enduring Conviction. Unlike other members of the Banished, the Shipmaster went rogue after a heretical revelation spoken through a psychic prophecy which made him and his men to abandon the Covenant. Likewise the Covenant accused him as a heretic and traitor and demand his capture and immediate public execution. With no where to go, the Shipmaster met Atriox and reluctantly pledge allegiance to him in exchanged for protection. Despite him and his men being Sangheili, the Shipmaster quickly grew to become a valuable asset to the Banished growing navy and armada. Whilst he does not like ground combat as it is out of his expertise, the Shipmaster is still capable and proven combatant on the ground. Armed with an Energy Sword, a Plasma Rifle and a specialized communication set. Where he falls in mediocrity, he exceeds in commanding pin-point orbital bombardments under his command of his ship, quickly turning the tables and ensuing ruthless and merciless victory under the Banished.

===Colony  - 290pts===
''"Quaking Growl......"'' ~Colony's main form of communication.

The unknown and mysterious Mgalekgolo pair known only as Colony is believed to either be a representative for all Lekgolo within the Banished or is charged with the command and operations of all the Lekgolo within the Banished army. Colony served under Atriox not out of any religious or ideological creed, but out of necessity in achieving its own agenda on the Ark, focusing much of their attention on the activities near the resting place of the Forerunner Keyships. Colony undertook various missions to investigate this site outside the knowledge of other Banished leaders, though Atriox is apparently aware of Colony's motivations. As the defacto leader of the entire Lekgolo swarm in the Banished, Colony is equipped with highly advance communication array, granting all nearby Lekgolo units to gain a boost in their defenses and gifting allied vehicles with the aid of Lekgolo worms, increasing the vehicle's defense capabilities. Furthermore, Colony is armed with a modified sensor array that allows Colony to drop down living barriers and obstructions, blocking enemy vehicles for the price of sacrificing a few Lekgolo worms. When pressed into combat, Colony dress themselves in highly flexible but powerful armor and a modified Assault Cannon that has been fused with Forerunner technology from Colony's past ambitions in experimenting in the Ark's surroundings. Colony is a powerful commander on the battlefield and it shows.

===Yam-Blim - 25pts===
''Okey Dokey, my Grunty intuition says that I am gonna survive this one!'' ~Yam-Blim reading his inner magic ball on prophesies, or as most Humans call it, Paranoia.

Yam-Blim was just a normal Unggoy Thrall-Taskmaster working under the Banished until a fateful event in which an Eldar Guardian blew parts of his brain off. Due to unknown circumstances, Yam-Blim survived the incident and now has a cybernetic brain to replace the one he lost. However, this has led Yam-Blim to become paranoid and eccentric and his strange survival spewed superstition among the Unggoy which later proclaimed him as a prophet. Thus whilst, Yam-Blim still wields a standard Needler, his reputation has sowed a mysterious aura that makes allied troops around him to become...strange. Suffice to say, his aura can go from making the lowliest Unggoy into killing machines to making the mightiest Jiralhanae reduced into a uncontrollable sexual beast in heat....much to the trauma of many women (And men!) on the battlefield. Due to this, Atriox has been interested in the development of Yam-Blim and his 'specialness', sending him on near suicidal missions to test on newfound abilities.

===Yapyap THE DESTROYER - 120pts===
''And so proclaimed the Throne of Woe that it is I, Yapyap  THE DESTROYER shall be the supreme overlord of all sentient beings in the Galaxy and the true heir of the Food Nipple Empire!'' ~Yapyap self-proclaiming himself as supreme dictator of the entire universe.

Yapyap THE DESTROYER is the self-proclaimed supreme leader of an entire Unggoy army. But before this he was simply known as Yapyap, a low ranking Deacon in the Covenant's Ministry of Sanitation before the ill-fated kidnapping by the Banished.  Yapyap rose through the chain of command within the Banished due to being slower than the other Grunts at avoiding eye contact when a job needed to be filled. He remained under the ruthless mercy of the Banished until his fateful chance of discovering the legendary '''Throne of Woe'''. Empowered by the Throne's power (whether by benign benevolence or malicious malevolence), Yapyap matured into a strong and independent Unggoy who need no Brute and proceed to open a large rebellion against the Banished in favor of locating the fabled Golden Methane Hydrate Mines of Sabator, hidden somewhere on the Ark. However, despite the 'rebellion', the Banished did not officially recognized Yapyap's blue-blooded independence. Atriox saw the benefit of Yapyap's 'ingenuity' and has on occasion persuaded the rebellious Unggoy to temporarily assist the Banished by waving a golden food nipple dyed in food coloring. In battle, Yapyap often sits upon the Throne of Woe which has been modified with several methane cannons to both buff fellow Unggoys and choke/cripple enemy infantry via 'explosive methane parties'. Yapyap is also notorious for losing more Unggoy than it is conceivably possible, yet somehow the Throne of Woe manages to produce more Unggoy reinforcements for Yapyap after he argued with and kicked the Throne in the process.

===Voridus - 250pts===
''Brothers...Prepare yourselves....'' ~Voridus warning his troops of the coming Flood.

Voridus along with his brother Pavium form the chief overseer of the Banished raiding parties. Brash, reckless and arrogant, Voridus has inadvertently pulled his brother into more trouble with Atriox than it's worth. Nevertheless, Voridus has proven himself to be a capable and highly dangerous warrior. Unlike most Jiralhanae, Voridus has been quite keen on experimenting with prototypical substances on live test subjects. Called as Infusion Gel, these highly corrosive and flammable substance breaks down and burn their victims alive whilst Voridus and his pack laugh maniacally as their enemies suffer a slow and excruciating death. Curiously, Voridus and the rest of the Banished are immune to this volatile chemical substance with some Banished units even incorporating these chemicals in their bodies, perhaps genetic engineering was the result from from this madness? Though he takes to the field with a standard gravity hammer, once he acquires enough resources he replaces it with an Infused Hammer, which creates energy pools with each strike and synergizes with his armor. Voridus can also intentionally release the gel from his tanks when he activates his Salt the Earth ability, leaving wide energy pools in his wake, creating a area of denial affect from advancing or surrounding enemies.

===Pavium - 250pts===
''Voridus you fool! Listen to Atriox's orders or the next we would end up as trophies around his neck!'' ~Pavium berating his brother over the Vitek Incident.

Pavium along with his brother Voridus form the chief overseer of the Banished raiding parties. Pavium is a veteran of countless battles with both the Covenant and the dreaded Flood. Unlike his brother, Pavium is more calm, more methodical in thinking. His age in war has made him 'tame' and weary for Jiralhanae standards. Yet his calm demeanor masks a formidable and merciless character. Whilst Voridus specialize in line breaking and crowd control, Pavium excels in defenses and siege warfare. On the battlefield, Pavium is a walking tank armed with a Heavy Mortar System for direct bombardment and a Target Designator for calling out high-value targets for combined fire; allowing the ability to overwatch. Targets 'painted' by Pavium’s designator cannot benefit from stealth and take decrease defenses. Pavium is also armed with a massive Tower Shield, a gift from Atriox that allows formidable defense up to and including tanks.

===Escharum===
''Nothing... nothing ends. My death will inspire a thousand others. Tell them I died well.'' ~Escharum while dying to wounds inflicted by [[Chapter Master|Master Chief John 117]].

Escharum was once Atriox's mentor who was described by Escharum as his finest recruit. When Atriox rebelled against the Covenant and created the Banished, he personally recruited his former mentor to his cause. Despite being both elderly and sick he is still a capable warrior with his Scrap Cannon and personal Gravity Axe, the Diminisher of Hope. While he was slain in battle by Master Chief John 117, his valiance impressed John who held him as he died and honoured his final request by sending the vid recording from his helmet of their fight to the local Banished forces.

===The Harbringer===
The Harbringer is an enigmatic woman from a species called Xalanyn and appears to be the only of her kind that is currently active. She claims that the rest of her kind are imprisoned and intends to free them. The Harbringer was released by Escharum for the purpose of gaining control over a Forerunner installation. Despite having been released by Escharum and working with him, the two leaders and their factions have a clear distrust of each other. The Harbringer fights by releasing a powerful blast of energy at enemies while frequently teleporting to both avoid attacks and disorient her opponents.